We asked Sporting News MLB writers Jesse Spector and Ryan Fagan to "draft" the six baseball movies they would want to have with them if they were stranded on a desert island (humor us and assume they would have some way to play the movies). Ryan had the first pick:

RYAN: I’d love to make the argument that "The Shawshank Redemption" is a baseball movie because Red plays catch in the jail yard at one point, but I don’t think it really qualifies. So I’m going with "Bull Durham" with my opening pick.

So many great one-liners. So many great words of wisdom. So much actual baseball. So many laughs, even now after dozens and dozens of viewings. "Bull Durham" does not get old, and that’s going to be key on this desert island.

I’m kinda hoping you take "Summer Catch" with your first pick. Fingers crossed.

JESSE: If you'll allow it, I'll take a box set of the "Major League" movies. The first one is an undeniable classic, with just about every character hitting a perfect comedic note, from Jake Taylor to the groundskeepers. I've watched it enough times to know I'll never get tired of it, too. The sequel is flawed, but I want the Parkman scenes and Lou Brown screaming in the hospital, plus some good Roger Dorn bits.

I'll take the DVD of the third movie, scratch "SEND HELP" on it, and chuck it into the ocean. Even if I'm just getting the original Major League, I'm set here.

RYAN: I’ll allow it, but only if you scratch “SEND HELP” on the sequel and chuck it into the ocean, too. Gotta get rescued, y’know? (and, the ML2 was awful).

I’m going with "The Sandlot" with my next pick.

Again, so many great one-liners. And if I find a friendly but rambunctious animal buddy who tags along on my island adventures, I’ll have a reason to say “You’re killing me, Smalls” all the time. And the time when Squints kisses Wendy Peffercorn at the pool will remind me to never give up hope.

JESSE: I don't know why, but I was never huge on movies about kids playing baseball, whether it was "The Sandlot," "Little Big League," "Rookie of the Year," or any part of the "Bad News Bears" series that wasn't the Astrodome chanting "Let them play! Let them play!" (Ed. note: The original "Bad News Bears" is the best baseball movie ever, and anyone who says otherwise is wrong).

That doesn't mean I don't like a movie that features, shall we say, non-traditional baseball. In fact, in this spot, I'm taking "A League of Their Own," which is a way better old-lady-has-a-flashback movie than "Titanic," has a strong baseball season storyline, lots of comic relief, some real human drama, and of course the classic line "There's no crying in baseball!"

RYAN: Was hoping that one would slide. Back in my days covering the independent Frontier League, regularly visited two ballparks (in Evansville and Huntington, Indiana) where parts of that movie were filmed. The locals all had stories. Good times.

I realize this might be hard to believe, but I’m not a huge Kevin Costner fan, generally speaking. Too many of his characters feel similar, despite the wide variety of roles he’s supposed to be playing. That said, the familiar feel of his baseball character hits the spot, so I’m going with "Field of Dreams." Alone on that island with only my DVD player and a few pieces of cactus fruit, I’ll need to be reminded that miracles happen.

JESSE: I considered "Field of Dreams," but I don't want to cry on a desert island because of a movie, and that movie does have an ending, so I passed.

I'll take a movie where Shoeless Joe bats left-handed, the way he's supposed to. "Eight Men Out" has a great cast and it's another step back in time, which I like.

RYAN: I’m OK shedding a few tears for a baseball movie. It’s cathartic. So I’ll take "The Rookie" next, and it’ll get dusty when he tells his wife he’s going up to the big leagues. And then I’ll watch Bull Durham immediately after and laugh again.

JESSE: It's only about seven minutes long, but I think "Baseball Bugs" should count as a movie, and that's what I'm taking. The amazing tale of one rabbit singlehandedly taking on a team as strong as the Gas House Gorillas and prevailing against all odds, as well as most laws of physics? Gets me every time. It's pretty funny, too.

RYAN: If we’re expounding the definitions of “baseball movie” now, I’m going to jump on that theme and snag the brilliant Ken Burns documentary, "Baseball." Heck yeah. Approximately 5,324 hours of the history of the game? Yes, please.

JESSE: I'm not so sure that's kosher, because "Baseball Bugs" was a theatrical release, while Ken Burns' documentary was made for television. Let's meet at the Umpire State Building to get a ruling before I take "Pitch Perfect" on the grounds that there's a running gag on Twitter about it being a baseball movie.

Actually, since you've already got "Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams," and it would seem wrong to go through a baseball movie draft without Kevin Costner on my roster, I will take "For Love of the Game." I've only seen it a couple of times, and I think it's good but not fantastic, but I've had multiple pitchers over the years tell me it's their favorite baseball movie. Maybe if I watch it enough, I'll get a better idea of why it's such a hit with the people who are most closely connected to it.

RYAN: It’s odd, but I feel a little pressure here to take "The Natural." Everybody seems to love that movie, but I was never a huge fan, so I’m going to pass. And, Jesse, count me in as a big fan of "For Love of the Game." I flipped a coin between that and "Field of Dreams," and kind of wish it had come up heads. Oh well.

With my last pick, I’m taking "Moneyball." It’s not perfect, but it’s enjoyable. And enjoyable is good stranded on a desert island.

JESSE: I think it's clear that my strategy is mostly to laugh my time away on the desert island, so I'm sticking with comedy for my last pick, especially since "Moneyball" is off the board. One of the great comedies of all time isn't all about baseball by any means, but baseball is central to the plot, and it features some of the funniest baseball moments in film history, not to mention a Hall of Famer playing himself. "The Naked Gun" will keep me laughing for as long as I'm stranded.